audrey tautou for Chanel No. 5

image via audrey-tautou.org

audrey is starring in the new Chanel No. 5 movie/ad, and you must see it! she is perfection.

happy bday Melinda!

the bday girl

nice roman candle!

so after a looong week, we got together to celebrate the birth of one of my besties, Melinda. i SWEAR we did not tell the restaurant to make a special phallic-looking dessert for her. but it sure made for some terrific laughs.

it should be this easy

loving jeffrey monteiro!

lunch

i was home for lunch today (a very rare weekday occurrence). on the menu: open faced quesadillas with garbanzo bean salad. wait, let me explain. place medium cheddar and pepper jack cheeses onto 2 corn tortillas, melt to your liking. in a bowl, mix 1 can of drained, cooked, garbanzo beans, chopped raw zucchini, chopped raw carrot, several chopped radishes, and a small handful of chopped cilantro. squeeze fresh lemon juice over beans & veg, stir in a generous amount of olive oil. salt & pepper to taste. it's best if you let the garbanzo bean salad sit for a few hours prior to assemblage. after the cheese has melted nicely, remove from heat, add several avocado slices, spoonfuls of garbanzo bean salad, and fresh salsa to taste. does this sound weird? no, i'm not pregnant!

vintage SEARS

last week, we suffered through a mini heat wave, and i thought it would continue through summer, much like last year. then suddenly, the temperature dropped about 15 degrees, and it's been gloomy ever since. fog and gloom are my favorite, so i'm not complaining. it's forced me to bundle up a bit. i want to be bundled up like the girl in this SEARS ad! everything about this ad is spot on.

p.s. can you see the reflections of the photographer squatting and an assistant standing in the window?

sushi, yum!

my original dinner idea included pesto, cannellini beans, and oven roasted vegetables, but today's weather inspired my taste buds to request sake (rice alcohol). pictured: fresh sake (salmon) & maguro nigiri and sushi rolls with avocado, and rustic (and probably not at all authentic, but quite heavenly) egg flower soup, which i believe is actually a chinese dish; all from whole foods. i made a delicious cocktail by squeezing home-grown oranges and grapefruits into a pretty greenish-glass and adding cold sake (rice alcohol). i think it would have been marvelous with a little fresh mint, but i couldn't wait.

have a playful friday

photo via marco pietracupa

where will your adventures take you this weekend?